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February 04, 2008

Low Temps May Have Resulted In Ice Formation

Investigators into the January 17 downing of a British Airways
Boeing 777-236ER on approach to London's Heathrow Airport
reportedly suspect fuel-system contamination to be the cause... in
particular, the possibility ice formed in the fuel during the
airliner's flight from Beijing, resulting in fuel flow
blockage.

Will Provide Continued Logistics Support

Boeing tells ANN the company recently earned a $307 million US
Air Force contract extension to continue providing logistics
support and other services to the nation's KC-10 Extender aerial
refueling tanker fleet.

Will Take Delivery Of Three New Helicopters This Year

Standing before one of the University of Maryland Shock Trauma
Center's current Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopters, last week
Governor Martin O'Malley announced his state will purchase three
new medevac helicopters this year to bolster the center's emergency
response services.

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To Be Used By US Army Flight School XXI

Computer Sciences Corporation and its US Army Flight School XXI
team members announced Monday the addition and integration of the
world's first and only OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter operational
flight training simulators to its growing suite of training devices
in Warrior Hall, located near Fort Rucker, AL.

Two New Execs To Assist On 787

As ANN reported January 16,
Boeing announced the first flight of the 787 has been moved from
the end of the first quarter of this year to around the end of the
second quarter to provide additional time to finish assembly of the
first aircraft... which was triumphantly unveiled in a
cobbled-together form in July 2007.

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S/N Range Narrowed, Alert Status Removed

In an earlier posting on ANN, we incorrectly reported a new
Rotax service bulletin, issued Sunday, applied to an earlier
Mandatory Service Bulletin calling for replacement of the gear box
gear set on affected 912 and 914 engines.

Let's face it, there isn't a pilot out there who hasn't spent time in front of a PC flying one flight sim or another and the grand-daddy of all flight sim products is, of course, Microsoft's amazing Flight Simulator X. It's GREAT software... offering you amazing vistas (no pun intended), lots of airplanes to fly, and some exciting realism... especially when coupled with a good PC, some great sound... and, what's this, a motion base?

Troubled Heli-School Hits The Skids

Reports from around the country, and verbal/published
confirmations from people claiming to have been employed by Silver
State Helicopters, indicate that the nationwide flight school
operation, known for fanciful claims about employment opportunities
in the heli industry and a significant accident record,
has ordered its door shut.

$20K Gets You A Full-Fledged FlightSim WITH A Motion Base!

Let's face it, there isn't a pilot out there who hasn't spent
time in front of a PC flying one flight sim or another and the
grand-daddy of all flight sim products is, of course, Microsoft's
amazing Flight Simulator X. It's GREAT software, offering you
amazing vistas (no pun intended), lots of airplanes to fly, and
some exciting realism... especially when coupled with a good PC,
some great sound... and, what's this, a motion
base?

Mechanical Failure, Diversion Results In Off-Field
Excursion

A chartered jetliner carrying over 150 people crash-landed in
eastern Bolivia on Friday, when stormy weather forced it to turn
away from its destination and try for another airport. All onboard
survived.

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Three Cheers For The Sturdy Viking!

A local pilot was injured Saturday after making a forced landing
near Paine Field in Everett, WA. The unidentified pilot, a 51-year
old Woodinville man, was attempting to land on Runway 34L at Paine
Field around 12:30 pm on Saturday, according to the Everett
Herald.

NASA Would Also Do Well To Watch For Spiders...

Encourages Visits To 66 Public-Use Fields, Other Events

Virginia isn't only for lovers anymore. Pilots who fly into
Virginia airports may earn rewards from the state's aviation
department, as part of the Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Program,
for trying new destinations around the commonwealth.

Officials Blame Communications Confusion

A communication failure did occur between air traffic
controllers and a regional jet at a Midwest airport Wednesday
night, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials confirmed...
but the jet did not come close to colliding with another
airplane.

"It was great to explore the whole state and land at so
many different airports. As pilots we always practice the same
approaches at the same airports, but this gave me experience
landing in many different environments. Some runways are real
narrow, there are a few that aren’t paved, and some sit right
on top of mountains. Some are real short, and there’s one you
can’t land at."

Source: Pilot Tom Mahoney, who tells the
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association pilots who fly into Virginia
airports may earn rewards from the state's aviation department, as
part of the Virginia Aviation Ambassadors Program, for trying new
destinations around the commonwealth.